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My First Job

My First Job

I was barely 16 when I started.
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Barbara Confino
Trump’s America

Trump’s America

In the Shadow of the Klan
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Eileen Manion
Girl

Girl

The Ties that Bind
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Barbara Confino
Just Mercy

Just Mercy

Eileen Manion and Barbara Confino talk about the state of justice in America
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Barbara Confino
A Short History Of Hate

A Short History Of Hate

When I was a kid, the Irish were my enemy. They would come tearing down the hill from their Catholic school, shouting: “Christ Killer…
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Barbara Confino
The Slow & Devious Process of Change

The Slow & Devious Process of Change

­­­A Lament for the Women of Afghanistan
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Barbara Confino
On Reading Secondhand Time  The Last of the Soviets

On Reading Secondhand Time  The Last of the Soviets

Eileen Manion
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Eileen Manion
Jane Austen in China

Jane Austen in China

Barbara Confino
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Barbara Confino
Murder Triumphant

Murder Triumphant

Eileen Manion and Barbara Confino discuss The Talented Mr. Ripley
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Barbara Confino
Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park

Jane Austen’s Mansfield Park

Patriarchy Critiqued or Defended?
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Eileen Manion
On Status

On Status

A Conversation Between Friends
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Barbara Confino
My Lillian

My Lillian

Barbara Confino
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Barbara Confino
Modes of Resistance

Modes of Resistance

Eileen Manion
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Eileen Manion
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